Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” is known for its concision or shortness in words. Our writer is known for his brief, simple sentences and dialog, all of which leaves a lot to our imaginations, requiring readers to “read between the lines.”
In this story, the characters (The American and “Jig” or The Girl) seem to be talking about a sensitive topic that is not usually discussed in public. Most readers and critics assume that they are talking about abortion despite the fact that none of the characters (nor our narrator) ever use the word. In 250 words or more, describe Hemingway’s language, tone, and style, using at least three terms you learned from our readings (Language Tone and Style.pdf / Language, Tone, and Style II.pdf) . Copy and paste at least three passages from his storyLinks to an external site. (only 1-2 sentences long each) and describe or analyze them based on these terms. (HINT: Major terms are bolded in both of the PDFs listed.)
Once you have posted, you will be allowed to see every one else’s posts. Please comment on two of your peers’ posts. You have until October 17 to complete your initial post, and until October 20 to comment on two of your peers’ posts. This discussion will be locked after October 20.
To recap:
Write 250 words describing Hemingway’s language, tone, and style
Use three terms relating to language, tone, and style from the readings–putting them in bold or ALL CAPS (example: irony or IRONY). Be sure to provide definitions for the terms you used, citing the definitions by giving the page numbers from the assigned literary analysis readings (example at bottom of page)
Copy and paste three passages (1-2 sentences long) from the story and describe/analyze them based on the terms you have selected, using quotation marks
Comment on two peers’ posts
Example of Providing Definition and Citation for Literary Analysis Terms
For example, let’s explore “exposition,” which gives us the background information needed to understand the story. Here’s how a part of a discussion post might look. The definition is underlined and the citation is in parentheses:
James’s narrator starts the story off by giving us the family history, as well as the historical era and social context, as seen in the following opening line: “Towards the middle of the eighteenth century there lived in the Province of Massachusetts a widowed gentlewoman, the mother of three children, by name Mrs Veronica Wingrave.” From this quotation, we learn the historical era, the geographical location, and the family dynamic (widow with three children). Thus, James provides readers with ample exposition before jumping into the plot. Exposition is when “the writer presents the basic information readers need to understand the events that follow” (“Plot” 125).
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